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KTV Sports obtains rights to Argentine's Football League
KUWAIT: Kuwait Television (KTV) obtained on Wednesday the rights of exclusively airing Argentine's Football Leagues in the Middle East with 180 matches live stream on KTV Sport. In a statement to KUNA, Acting KTV Director Hamad Al-Daihanai said that getting the rights of streaming the matches is a huge achievement to the channel as this league is important to football enthusiasts. Daihani added that a plan is set to cover the tournaments in...
KUWAIT: The National Assembly.
All eyes on PM over formation of new Cabinet
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MPs on Wednesday called on Prime Minister-designate HH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah to form a strong Cabinet of capable statesmen who should be able to meet the aspirations of the Kuwaiti people. Sheikh Ahmad was reappointed by HH the Amir late Tuesday to form the new Cabinet following the June 6 elections.The next Cabinet is Sheikh Ahmad’s fifth government in less than a year and is expected to receive strong support from...
KUWAIT: Dr Fahad Al-Rashidi (left) and Dr Rawaa Al-Jarallah browse booths at the Future Makers Forum held on Sunday. -- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Innovators, educators inspire fresh graduates at Future Makers Forum
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Kuwait University is hosting the Future Makers Forum under the patronage of Acting President Prof Fahad Al-Rashidi from June 13 to 15, 2023 at the conference center at Kuwait University in Shadadiya. The forum, sponsored by Zain, NBK and Gulf Bank, is a first-of-its-kind, in line with Kuwait’s 2035 vision and strategy of Kuwait University. Fresh graduates are the forum’s main target, especially those who graduated...
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‘Little Manila’: A destination for lovers of Filipino culture
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait enjoys cultural diversity among its population, as is considered a good destination for expats searching for better career opportunities for a stable financial life. These expats also create their own communities that help them feel comfortable away from home. The old Salmiya souq or “Barayeh Salem” has turned into a distinguished place for the Filipino community, who have turned this street into one full of...
KUWAIT: Director General of Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity Neda Al-Dihani (right) signs the agreement with Aanab's CEO Dr Muneera Jamjoum. -- KUNA photos
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia sign deal to develop teachers' skills
KUWAIT: Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Aanab forum to launch a program on professional development for teachers in Kuwait, in cooperation with Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. The program will provide training courses in Arabic, said the center's director general Neda Al-Dihani in a press conference on Wednesday. Harvard's professional education department serves...
MILAN: Italian former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi daughter Marina Berlusconi (L), partner of Silvio Berlusconi Marta Fascina, son Luigi Berlusconi and daughter Barbara Berlusconi (R) pay their respect at the end of Italy’s former Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi funeral outside the Duomo cathedral in Milan. – AFP
Italy bids farewell to Berlusconi
MILAN: Devotees of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bid him farewell in Milan on Wednesday at a state funeral for the controversial billionaire, which closes a 30-year chapter in the country's history. The coffin of the media mogul, adorned with white and red roses, was driven through the city from his villa in Arcore to the city's Gothic Duomo, with mourners clapping and waving along the route. It was then carried into the...
BEIRUT: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C) heads the 12th parliamentary session to elect a new president in the capital Beirut's downtown district amid bitter divisions between the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah and its opponents. – AFP
Lebanon lawmakers fail to elect new president at 12th attempt
BEIRUT: Lebanese lawmakers on Wednesday failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, as bitter divisions between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its opponents risk miring the country in a protracted power vacuum. Crisis-hit Lebanon has already been without a head of state for more than seven months, and the previous attempt to elect a president was held on January 19. The vote for the presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian under...
LAS VEGAS: The Vegas Golden Knights pose with the Stanley Cup after their 9-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023. — AFP
Golden Knights win NHL Stanley Cup
LOS ANGELES: Mark Stone grabbed a brilliant hat-trick as the Vegas Golden Knights thrashed the Florida Panthers 9-3 on Tuesday to clinch the NHL Stanley Cup for the first time in the franchise’s six-year history. The Knights, who had taken a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a battling victory in Florida on Saturday, dominated throughout at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena to seal an emphatic victory over the Eastern Conference...
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England 'Bazball' revolution faces ultimate test in Ashes
LONDON: Can England regain the Ashes playing their ultra-aggressive "Bazball" brand of cricket or will they come unstuck against battle-hardened Australia? The answer will come over the coming weeks, starting with the first Test of a hotly anticipated five-match series at Edgbaston on Friday. England have forced the rest of the world to sit up and take notice, with 11 wins in 13 Tests since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined...
ROCHESTER, New York: Max Homa of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the firstnround of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on May 18, 2023 in Rochester, New York. — AFP
Hometown Homa dreams of major breakthrough as US Open returns
LOS ANGELES: California kid Max Homa dreamed of contending for a major in his hometown, and now that the US Open is returning to Los Angeles after a 75-year hiatus he could get his chance. Homa actually holds the course record on the Los Angeles Country Club's North Course, where he carded a 61 in the first round on the way to victory in the prestigious collegiate Pacific-12 conference championship in 2013. The par-70 layout at the exclusive...
AIRDRIE: Farmer Ian Chitwood walks at his farm near Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Planting earlier, saving snow, using seeds that are more resistant to heat. Canadian farmers are fumbling for solutions to recurrent droughts, aware of their limited room for maneuver. – AFP
Canadian Prairies farmers try to adapt to a warming world
DAVIDSON: Following repeated droughts, Canadian farmers are trying to adapt to a new era in agriculture marked by a warming world - including by trapping snow in their fields, planting heat-resistant crops and seeding earlier in the season. But it’s unclear, they are the first to admit, if their slogging will bear fruit. Squatting in the middle of a canola field in Alberta, on the western edge of Canada’s vast Prairies region, Ian Chitwood...
Mohammed Al-Othman, CEO of Consumer & Digital Banking Group in the middle of Group Digital Office (GDC) Team.
NBK receives two awards
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been recognized by Global Finance with two awards, with Group Digital Office being awarded as the “Best Financial Innovation Lab in Kuwait for 2023”and the banks' innovative solutions being awarded the “Top Innovations in Finance for 2023”at the magazine’s prestigious annual event, The Innovators. This acknowledgment is determined based on feedback from a distinguished panel of experts,...
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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA
New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth
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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.
Kuwaiti mythical creatures that can still cast a spell
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KUWAIT: Chief of the Kuwaiti Army Staff Lt Gen Bandar Al-Muzain inspects the 15th Armored Brigade and the 94th Mechanized Brigade – KUNA
Kuwait army chief affirms forces as ultimate deterrent
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts